Cactus Juice

[tippit]

Will our horse trailer is packed to the gills with mostly my toys...bows, fly rods, forging equipment, hunting gear, and some horse stuff for my wife along with 3 horses & 4 dogs!    We are headed to Aiken, SC for the winter on the morning after Xmas.  Nothing to do with everything packed & presents wrapped so I though I'd try to finish a blade with some burl wood that was stabilised with the MesquiteMan's Cactus Juice method.  I had posted about this process last summer as a way to stabilise your own wood.

This burl finished up nicely.  Now to see how it actually holds up with a little hog skinning over the winter.  If it works out, I'll be doing more...tippit

OAL: 8 inches of 52100 steel

 

 

[Ray Hammond]

Nice!

Glad you're coming down so I can see you bud!

I'll be down at the camp next week.  Friday thru Monday morning

[Tique]

Another beauty! I really like the look of that knife; I'll bet it will do the job.

Dave

[Trapper Rob]

Sweet lookin knife really like the handle.
Rob

[tippit]

It's more how well the burl holds up.  If it resists shrinking & expansion due to heat & humidity, then it's probably worthwhile doing some home stabilising.

[kwc]

now thats a knife you could fall in love with

[huntmaster80]

WOW, I LOVE that knife!!! I have one of your knives from the auction, but this one just blows my mind, GREAT WORK!!!!!

[Shinken]

     

Way to go Doc!

Shoot straight, Shinken

 

[amar911]

Great knife, Jeff. The 52100 is great steel, the workmanship is outstanding and the handle is beautiful.

Allan